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Oedipus kneeling on a portico, hands raised in offering to two seated deities in the clouds above at left, a woman beside him looks to the gods with dispair, while other figures including a soldier cower behind; oval frame with a sphinx above; after a lost painting by Fuseli, illustration to 'Bell's British Theatre'; proof before letters. 1792 Etching and engraving
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